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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      Another misinformation I see floating widely: without eye-protection masks are useless. No. It's a respiratory disease. Goggles help lessen risk, sure, but key route is respiratory. Masks are key. Surface contamination from boxes is similarly a tail risk. (But wash your hands!)

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific

      When misinformation comes from the top (Saddam's Iraq has WMD!), as with masks, the job of journalists is to investigate, to speak with independent experts *and* find whistleblowers within these organizations and get the truth out there. Sooner the better.https://twitter.com/WHOWPRO/status/1243171683067777024 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

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      World Health Organization (WHO) Western PacificVerified account @WHOWPRO
      If you do not have any respiratory symptoms, such as fever, cough, or runny nose, you do not need to wear a medical mask. When used alone, masks can give you a false feeling of protection and can even be a source of infection when not used correctly. ➡️https://bit.ly/2QN3QOp  pic.twitter.com/JDQhnowx3p
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sheryl Gay Stolberg

      Finally. Also need more on WHO—especially their China response/lack thereof—and more CDC. Most media still parrot CDC/WHO on everything without enough analysis. Both orgs *still* do much excellent work but are too important to act as if they are perfect.https://twitter.com/SherylNYT/status/1243225834187624450 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Sheryl Gay StolbergVerified account @SherylNYT
      The @CDC was once the crown jewel of the world's public health agencies. @propublica has the scoop, with internal emails, on how it bungled the coronavirus response. https://www.propublica.org/article/internal-emails-show-how-chaos-at-the-cdc-slowed-the-early-response-to-coronavirus …
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      We need to model whether distributing ~four surgical masks per person, to be sanitized via 160F oven for 30 min and reused, and worn universally for the next few weeks in hotspots like NYC might be a better way of preserving PPE for hospitals by reducing the pileup at their door.

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    6. Nathan Scandella‏ @enscand 26 Mar 2020
      Replying to @crtnfllnrx @zeynep

      Just be clear that those “virus are dead after” tests are not black and white. A virus is going to start degrading on non-host surfaces immediately and over time, more and more will be deactivated. But, probably won’t be 100% gone after 1 set time period. More time is better.

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    8. Nathan Scandella‏ @enscand 26 Mar 2020
      Replying to @crtnfllnrx @zeynep

      Nathan Scandella Retweeted Erich Schulz

      To be honest, I don't think I would do that. I've found a couple sources for this, and it seems like 2 good ways to disinfect: 1) 160F heat for 30 min 2) UV-C light for 30 min Chemicals can render the mask's filter ineffective.https://twitter.com/ErichSchulz/status/1242651871623311361?s=20 …

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      How to, and how not to, clean your single use face masks. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/kSNIfWGujH
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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020
      Replying to @enscand

      UV-C light or low heat oven make sense to me! Yeah, no washing, no chemicals.

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    10. Nathan Scandella‏ @enscand 26 Mar 2020
      Replying to @zeynep

      It's very hard to find small UV disinfectant lights now, but I found one on Amazon that's made to be installed in a home's ducting. You just need to build a small box for it (since UV-C is bad for our eyes and skin). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015WXKNRO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 …

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020
      Replying to @enscand

      I wouldn't recommend DIY UV-C box either tbh. Real harm/risk. I mean, yeah, if you are an engineer or someone handy with this stuff who lives only with adults maybe. There are UV-C boxes that dentists/salons use.

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        1. Nathan Scandella‏ @enscand 26 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Good pt. I am a mechanical engineer, so probably feel safer than most.

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